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fintere4. ajl second-cjats matter. -April
21, 19H, fit the-ntofflce at Chlcagri.
' lit,, gnder the Act p afc S 187$
STOr1 WASTlfoGtiDD. "The
wood's food crop is deficient'and the
situation is becoming alarming," is
the word which has been" seiit ffbm
Rome, where the International Insti
tute of Agficultuf e is flow in session.
This Institute is the highest au
thority there is ort world fdbd condi
tions.
Its sessions are attended by dele
gates from every country and its
jlidgirients are based ujtoh the" dfost
cofnplete and accurate dala that the
world's foremost agricultural eineffe
fan gather. '
When the Ihternitional institute of
Agriculture" spe'dks it is hot guessiffg;
ii(knows. , -
And when it finds thatr the world's
f ofad supply is sd short that it is Acc
essary to sound An aland, the na
ti6n or the individual that does not
listen and he&d the warning is Un
speakably foolish and is coilrting dis
aster. the qUestioh that every individual
shoiild as'k himself, in view of this
alahhing warding, is: What dan i dd
to Increase and conserve the food
supply?
The answer is obviods.
Cultivate eVry square foot of sdll
that yeu possibly cart and dd riot
waste food.
The secretary of agffcttHuFe- xe-1
"nfly stated that the experts in fite
department estimated the Tood waMe
in 4his country as reaching the enor
mous total in value of $700,000,000.
Think of it! Nearly three quarters
of a billion dollars' worth of food
wasted in a year!
There are a hundred nlillion-people
in this coufltry about 20,000,000
families.
The food waste averages about
$38 family. This problem is up
ward of 10 per cent of the food pUr
chased of grbwri by the average
family.
"Gf cfdferse, the waste in families
df very limited means is slight," says
th secretary, "but in families ef
moderate and ample means the
waste is considerable. As a nation we
.see'rii to have a disdain of economiz
ing. In many homes there is a ,
strong feeling that it is only decent
to provide more food than will be
eaten and that it is demeaning to
feckdn. fclosely."
Now, w knbw that is true", don't
we? If we" will b perfectly honest
with: dhrselves a good many Of lis
will have to admit that what the sec
retary say c6mes might close to de
scribing our own state df mind.
Another phase.of the situation is
referred tb by the secretary in these
wbrds: "The fobd waste in household
results, in large measure from bad
preparation and bad cooking, from
improper care and hattdllng, and, in,
well-te-dO families, from serving an
uddue dumber of courses and an
ovfif-abundaflt supply, and failing to
save add Utilize the food not con
sumed. As an instance of imprbper;
haridlifig it is discovered that in the
preparation of potatoes 20 per dedt
of the edible portion in niady cass is
discard&L"
NoW that we art at war a war
that fflay last for yeafs if is tfi pa
triotic duty of eve"ry man, worriiri n4
child in the nation to do everything
possible to mak victory certain.
foM eSnservatlofi is ofle 6f the
vital elements in the tre&iSriQoim
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